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TammyD
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Buying glass online

Post by TammyD »

Any reccommendations of where you can get reasonably priced system96 glass online?
fun5oh
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Post by fun5oh »

Check out this site, they are having a sale right now and the business itself has a story with it. I just ordered a load of glass.

http://www.justglass.org/

Hope that helps,
Robin :)
dee
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TammyD wrote:Any reccommendations of where you can get reasonably priced system96 glass online?
try aaproducts.com - they have good prices and carry system 96, don't know how it compares with other places but when i need small pieces of be for prototyping new things i order from them, good service too....
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mpg
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Post by mpg »

Hi,

Both http://www.fusedglasssource.com and http://www.cathedralstainedglass.com
appear to have good prices on system96 glass. I haven't ordered from either place yet, though.

Hope this helps,
Michelle
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Post by Doris Sisk »

Hi,
I use hotglasssupply.com and alpineglass.com.
Lionel
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Post by Lionel »

As a store owner - I would encourage you to visit your local glass store.

Yes the price may be more but buying online takes money out of your local economy and in the long run may reduce the number of local glass suppliers in your area.

I can tell you that over the past five years I have had one price increase.
I can also tell you that glass sales lost to the net is about 15% annually. I can't match the prices on a one or two sheet level but encourage my heavy users to pool orders on a quarterly basis and we get within 10% or the e prices. And everyone saves on freight.

It all started a couple of years ago when one of my students came in with prices from a mailorder glass house and asked if there was a way we could work together to come up with better prices.

Give it a shot - if your local store is run by a reasonable person - everyone will win.
Lionel Prevost
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TammyD
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Post by TammyD »

Thanks guys. FYI, after comparing all of the web sites Hot Glass Supply is the cheapest. I will also buy from the local dealer too. Thanks again.
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